Dominic Keogh
About Dominic Keogh
Dominic Keogh is a Staff Reliability Engineer at Harley-Davidson Motor Company, where he has worked since 2012. With a strong background in mechanical engineering and extensive experience in motorcycle design, he has held various engineering roles within the company and has contributed to quality assurance and reliability processes.
Work at Harley-Davidson
Dominic Keogh has been employed at Harley-Davidson Motor Company since 2012, currently holding the position of Staff Reliability Engineer. In this role, he collaborates with assembly plants to ensure quality product launches and reviews change requests to maintain design quality. His previous positions at Harley-Davidson include Project Engineer, Senior Analytical Project Engineer, Systems Staff Engineer, and Senior Project Engineer, spanning a total of 12 years in various capacities. His responsibilities have included facilitating Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEAs) and Design Verification Plans and Reports (DVP&Rs), working closely with design engineers to analyze designs.
Education and Expertise
Dominic Keogh has a solid educational background in Mechanical Engineering. He studied at Technological University Dublin, where he earned a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from 1988 to 1992. He also attended Trinity College Dublin for one year in 1991-1992, focusing on Mechanical Engineering. Additionally, he studied at Colaiste Caoimhin and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. His expertise includes motorcycle design and structural analysis, with specific skills in swingarms and isolation mounts. He acts as a reliability mentor within the engineering organization at Harley-Davidson.
Background
Before his long tenure at Harley-Davidson, Dominic Keogh worked at Calsonic Kansei Corporation as a CAE Engineer from 1992 to 1994 in Saitama, Japan. He also held a position as a Project Engineer at General Motors for five months in 1994-1995. His career at Harley-Davidson began in 1995 and has included various roles, contributing to his extensive experience in engineering and reliability within the motorcycle industry.
Professional Responsibilities
In his current role as Staff Reliability Engineer, Dominic Keogh is responsible for maintaining test incident reporting in the Fracas system for vehicle platforms. He reviews and ensures the quality of design changes and works on establishing preventative and detection controls. His role requires close collaboration with design engineers and a strong understanding of engineering principles to facilitate effective quality assurance processes.